Schaerbeek Cemetery (French: Cimetière de Schaerbeek; Dutch: Begraafplaats van Schaarbeek), officially Schaerbeek New Cemetery (French: Nouveau Cimetière de Schaerbeek, Dutch: Nieuwe Begraafplaats van Schaarbeek), is a cemetery belonging to Schaerbeek in Brussels, Belgium, where the municipality's inhabitants have the right to be buried. It is not located in Schaerbeek itself; rather it is partially in the neighbouring municipality of Evere, and partially in the village of Sint-Stevens-Woluwe in Zaventem, Flemish Brabant. The cemetery is adjacent to Brussels Cemetery and Evere Cemetery, but should not be confused with either.
| Schaerbeek Cemetery | |
|---|---|
 Entrance of the cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Location | Evere, Brussels-Capital Region |
| Country | Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°52′15″N 4°25′12″E / 50.87083°N 4.42000°E |
| Type | Public, non-denominational |
Location and accessibility
Schaerbeek Cemetery is surrounded by the Avenue Jules Bordet/Jules Bordetlaan, the Rue d'Evere/Eversestraat and the Kleine Eversweg. The entry is in Evere on the Avenue Jules Bordet.
Immediately to the west of Schaerbeek Cemetery, and separated from it by a walkway, is Evere Cemetery.[1]
Notable interments
Personalities buried there include:
- Henri Jaspar (1870–1939), lawyer and politician
- Andrée de Jongh (1916–2007), World War II resistance, leader of the Comet Line
- René Magritte (1898–1967), Belgian surrealist, and his wife Georgette[2][3]
- Marcel Mariën (1920–1993), surrealist artist
- Gabrielle Petit (1893–1916), World War I spy for the Allies
See also
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Celis, Marcel (2004). Cimetières et nécropoles. Bruxelles, ville d'Art et d'Histoire (in French). Vol. 38. Brussels: Éditions de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale.
External links
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